Hi Siska,
I found this useful: http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/Zen_Koan_Practice_by_Genjo_Marinello <http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/Zen_Koan_Practice_by_Genjo_Marinello\ > --ED --- In [email protected], siska_...@... wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Actually one of the things that raised my interest in Zen is koans. > > > Don't try to 'understand' the koans. > > That explains why I never really understand what the koans are trying to tell. Yet I don't care, I just like them. Some say koans are not to be interpreted and analysed. I quite agree as the interpretations can sometimes be rather absurd. > > > Just observe (through reading) the communication techniques > > I don't really get this. You mean something like the pond and frog example? > > Siska
